About Ja Community Foundation
JA Community Foundation made a single, sizable grant aimed at community outreach, directing all of its reported giving to Little Tokyo Nutrition Services. The foundation appears focused on supporting community-level nutrition or outreach programs—likely those serving Asian American or Little Tokyo communities—rather than a broad portfolio of causes or geographies. Its giving is targeted and project-specific rather than diversified across many organizations.
Focus Areas
Community nutrition and meal programs (community outreach for food security)Support for Asian American / Little Tokyo community servicesLocal community outreach and capacity-building programs
Who They Fund
local communities/residentscommunity-based organizations
Giving Approach
Concentrated: a single large grant in the reporting period to one community outreach organization, suggesting episodic or targeted funding rather than many small grants or broad multi-year commitments.
Funding Style
community engagement
About Ja Community Foundation
Ja Community Foundation’s recent giving is defined by community outreach grants to Japanese American and Little Tokyo-serving organizations, led by a $50,000 grant in 2025 to Little Tokyo Nutrition Services in Los Angeles. The same program area appears across a long list of recipients in California, Washington, Texas, and other states, pointing to a foundation that funds neighborhood-based services rather than a broad mix of unrelated causes. Recent awards also reach organizations tied to remembrance, history, and community infrastructure, such as the Japanese American National Museum and the Little Tokyo Community Council. The pattern suggests a grantmaker working through targeted partnerships with community organizations that serve local residents. Several awards are repeated across different years, including Yu-ai Kai in San Jose, which received grants in 2023 and 2024, and other groups that appear more than once in the record. That repeat activity, along with the steady use of “community outreach” as the stated purpose, shows a foundation making project-specific support for direct service and engagement work. The result is a focused portfolio centered on community-level programs with strong ties to Asian American communities and related local institutions.
What Ja Community Foundation Funds
Community outreach is the clear center of Ja Community Foundation’s giving. In 2025, it awarded $50,000 to Little Tokyo Nutrition Services for community outreach, and in 2024 it gave $15,000 to Little Tokyo Community Council for the same purpose. Those grants show support for local services serving Little Tokyo communities. The foundation also funds historical and cultural organizations connected to Japanese American community life. It gave $25,000 to Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles and $16,000 to Fred T Korematsu Institute in San Francisco, both for community outreach. Another visible thread is support for regional chapters and neighborhood groups. Examples include $20,000 to Jacl Houston Chapter in Houston, $20,000 to Puyallup Valley Chapter Jacl in Kent, and $15,000 to Seattle Jacl in Seattle. These grants indicate a network-style pattern across multiple local affiliates.
How Ja Community Foundation Gives
Ja Community Foundation’s typical grant size sits at $8,000 at the 25th percentile, $12,000 at the median, and $17,200 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also includes several grants at $25,000 and above, showing some larger project awards alongside a mid-sized core. The foundation is not known for grants to individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its giving appears recurring rather than one-off in several cases. Yu-ai Kai received grants in both 2023 and 2024, and multiple other organizations recur across the record. The foundation’s filings show annual grants of $1,126,432 and total assets of $376,192 in the latest 990 year on file, which points to active grantmaking relative to its asset base.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$386K
Total Assets
$12K
Total Revenue
$254K
Total Expenses
$618K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $8K and $17K, with a median of $12K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$12K
75th Percentile
$17K
Geographic Reach
Regional16 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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